Castro said he fears for his daughter, who, "because she has brown skin," may be profiled because of this legislation.

FILE PHOTO — San Antonio Police Chief William McManus testifies during the Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting about Senate Bill 4 at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas on February 2, 2017. The Texas House passed the bill Thursday, April 27, 2017, prompting McManus and former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to speak out against it, calling SB 4 "profiling." less

FILE PHOTO — San Antonio Police Chief William McManus testifies during the Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting about Senate Bill 4 at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas on February 2, 2017. The Texas ... more

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FILE PHOTO — San Antonio Police Chief William McManus testifies during the Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting about Senate Bill 4 at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas on February 2, 2017. The Texas House passed the bill Thursday, April 27, 2017, prompting McManus and former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to speak out against it, calling SB 4 "profiling." less

FILE PHOTO — San Antonio Police Chief William McManus testifies during the Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting about Senate Bill 4 at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas on February 2, 2017. The Texas ... more

As the Texas House gave their approval to the so-called sanctuary cities bill in Austin Thursday, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus denounced the measure, saying it amounts to racial profiling.

Lawmakers in the Texas House passed Senate Bill 4 with 94 Republicans in support and 53 Democrats against. Under the legislation, local law enforcement agencies and officials could be punished for failing to comply with federal immigration laws.

San Antonio currently prohibits officers from asking suspects about their immigration status, a policy that would be reversed under the law.

"Anyone that's under arrest, anyone that is lawfully detained on the street will be subject to be questioned about their immigration status," McManus said.

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A sheriff, police chief, constable or jail administrator who fails to detain a suspect at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, a maximum $4,000 fine, or both.

Once the bill gains Senate approval, it will head to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

Terri Burke, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, said the organization is studying the bill, but has not yet decided to challenge it in court. She said Texans will need to carry green cards, birth certificates, passports, or any kind of documentation that proves legal status.

An estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants live in the state, 71,000 of which reside in Bexar County, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

Burke said people with brown skin who look "foreign" will be the ones asked for their papers and to prove legal status.

During a press conference Thursday, McManus, responding to a question from Univision reporter Antonio Guillen, said the bill was racially discriminatory.

"If I stopped you on the street Tony, and I talked to you, I might ask you for your papers," he said. "You have an accent, you're darker complected than I am, does that mean you're not legal? According to the bill, it might. It absolutely is profiling."

Former Housing Secretary and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro told mySA.com the bill will prompt law enforcement to be more aggressive in asking for documentation papers.

If the bill is signed into law, Castro said he hopes San Antonians will work with the city council, county commissioners and law enforcement agencies to create "as much trust as possible."

"I don't want my daughter, in years to come, because she has brown skin, to get profiled because of legislation like this," he said.

San Antonio officers would have to undergo immigration law enforcement training to comply with the law, something McManus said could take more than a year to do.